Decision 82/24

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note, with appreciation, the final reports of the feasibility study for district cooling in the Dominican Republic, submitted by UNDP, and in Egypt, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20;
2. Further to note the draft final report for the feasibility study comparing three not‑in‑kind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20, and to request UNEP and UNIDO to submit the final report to the 83^rd meeting;
3. To request:
   1. UNDP to submit the project completion report (PCR) for the feasibility study for district cooling in the Dominican Republic at the 83^rd meeting and to return any balances from the project no later than the 84^th meeting;
   2. UNEP and UNIDO to submit the PCR for the feasibility study for district cooling in Egypt at the 83^rd meeting, and the PCR for the feasibility study comparing three not-in-kind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait at the 84^th meeting, and to return any balances from those projects no later than the 84^th meeting;
4. To encourage the Governments of Egypt and Kuwait, through UNEP and UNIDO, to provide, at a future meeting of the Executive Committee, updated information on the actions taken as a result of the feasibility studies; and
5. To request the Secretariat to continue to make available through the website of the Multilateral Fund the outcomes of the feasibility studies for district cooling implemented to date and to share further the results of the studies through dedicated communication products such as project fact sheets, consistent with decision 81/16.